"We are going to prepare for the worst" – Flood Fight Round Two - *UPDATE*

A quick update – the NWS lowered the crest prediction this afternoon to 38-40 feet. As often as they change their prediction and for as often as they are wrong we are going to have to just wait and see what happens…

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After a relaxing weekend all thoughts and prayers are on the upcoming 2nd crest of the Red River, which is expected to happen next week. We personally are hoping that all this extra work is for nothing and the crest is much lower than currently being predicted.

The city of Fargo announced today that "We are going to prepare for the worst" and build all the dikes in the city to 44 feet. This is based on the NWS prediction that the river will have a 90% chance of cresting at 40.4 (the all time height was March 28 ago at 40.82 and a 75% chance of going higher than 41 feet.

So the sandbagging operations are beginning again this Thursday and starting Saturday we will start watching the river rise again. This means that for many homes, including ours, the long forgotten items from our basement will continue to be stored in our above ground living areas… :)